University of Pittsburgh

http://www.anes.upmc.edu/education/fellow/programs.html

Chair: John P. Williams, M.D.
Email: jwilliam@pitt.edu

Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Anesthesia Fellowship Director: Erin A. Sullivan, M.D.
Email: esulliva@pitt.edu

Mailing Address:
Department of Anesthesiology 3471 Fifth Avenue Suite 910 LSK

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
USA
Telephone: 412-692-4505
Fax: 412-692-4515

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants with an interest in cardiac anesthesiology who will successfully complete their Anesthesiology residency training in an ACGME accredited program prior to beginning their fellowship are encouraged to apply. Applicants should provide a letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, evidence of medical school graduation, all medical licensure exam scores, anesthesia in-training examination scores, and a minimum of three letters of recommendation from senior cardiac anesthesiology faculty who have worked closely with the trainee. Selected applicants will be invited for a formal interview.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Number of Positions: 2

Positions Available 2010: 2
Positions Available 2011: 2

Type(s) of Fellowship Training Available:

Clinical Only

Comments: Those wishing to pursue basic science or clinical research in addition to their clinical fellowship requirements will be required to complete a minimum of 18 months of training.

Clinical Responsibility: Clinical 90%; Nonclinical 10%
Annual Salary: $53,227.20 plus benefits
Minimum Length of Training: 12 months
Number of CA-4/CA-5 Fellows Completing 12-24 Months Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Training in Previous 5 Years: 8

FACULTY

Andrew Murray, MB, ChB
Email: murrayaw@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, adult congenital cardiac anesthesiology, education

Cynthia M.Q. Wells, M.D.
Email: wellsc2@upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology, education

Erin A. Sullivan, M.D.
Email: esulliva@pitt.edu
Expertise: Heart and lung transplantation, regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery, intraoperative TEE;adult congenital cardiac anesthesiol

Jeffrey Varga, M.D.
Email: vargajm@upmc.edu
Expertise: Operating room equipment; adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology; intraoperative TEE

John C. Caldwell, M.D.
Email: caldwelljc@upmc.edu
Expertise: Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology; intraoperative TEE

John P. Williams, M.D.
Email: jwilliam@pitt.edu
Expertise: Regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery, intraoperative TEE, anesthetic techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery, artificialblood subs

Jose Marquez, M.D.
Email: marqjm@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic anesthesiology, education

Joseph J. Quinlan, M.D.
Email: quinlanjj@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: Lung transplantation, intraoperative TEE, mechanisms of anesthetic action, education

Kathir Subramaniam, M.D.
Email: subramaniamk@upmc.edu
Expertise: Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology; intraoperative TEE

Richard McHugh, M.D.
Email: mchurd@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: Adult cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Soheyla Nazarnia, M.D.
Email: nazarnias@upmc.edu
Expertise: Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology; intraoperative TEE

Theresa Gelzinis, M.D.
Email: gelzinista@anes.upmc.edu
Expertise: intraoperative TEE, pediatric and adult congenital cardiac anesthesiology, education

Percent of Cardiac Anesthesia Faculty with NBE Perioperative TEE Certification: 85

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Fellow Conferences Frequency: Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly
Type: TEE Review (twice weekly); Case discussions (monthly); Journal Club (Quarterly)
Extra-Institutional Educational Conference Support: 5 meeting days per year

In the Previous 5 Years, Fellows were 1st or 2nd Author On:

Abstracts: 3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 2
Book Chapters: 1
Other Publications:

Comments:

Funding: Departmental and Institutional funds
Dedicated Research Time: Arranged on an individual basis
Echocardiography Instruction: 2 months echo lab; intraoperative TEE for all cardiac cases
Critical Care Rotation: 1 month
Formal Course Work Available in: Arranged to suit the interest of the fellow
Maximum Time in Non-OR Activities: 4 months out of 12 total months

CLINICAL PROGRAM

Number of Cardiac Procedures with CPB Per Year: 718
Distribution of cases: 20% CABG, 28% Valves; 5% Thoracic Aneurysms; 1% Intracardiac Tumors; 1% Adu
Average Number of CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 50
Number of Cardiac Procedures off-CPB Per Year: 130
Distribution of cases: 70% OP-CAB; 1% Mid-CAB; 25% Lung Tx; 14% thoracic aneurysm
Average Number of off-CPB Procedures Per Trainee Per Year: 10
Number of Non-Cardiac Thoracic Cases Per Year: 500
Number of Heart, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplants Per Year: 186
Number of Major Vascular Cases Per Year: 30

Operating Room Equipment Available: Transesophageal echocardiography, bispectral index monitoring, complete neurophysiologic monitoring (ie, evoked potentials), inhaled nitric oxide, nebulized epoprostinol; mixed venous oximetry, continuous cardiac output monitoring, continuous ECG ST segment analysis, TEG analysis, platelet functionality testing, difficult airway cart, fiberoptic bronchoscopes (adult and pediatric), ECMO, Thoratec ventricular assist devices; Levotronics assist device; Glidescope